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Wouldn't any new camera sales be heavily skewed to new releases?

I have the same vague impression, but I'm not sure. I never really went looking for it. But as you said, if there's some polarization, it stays consistent as the ND is dialed up or down. Definitely, it's one of the dangers of vND. Also with wide angle lenses during the day, the sky can end up looking funky and not just different.

I don’t know of anyone in my industry who does not shoot Sony. Except me, call sign Maverick.

The Sigma BF, from what I’ve seen so far, looks like a design-first camera that deliberately embraces limitations and a very specific tactile shooting experience. If your baseline is “fast, familiar, efficient, and feature-complete,” then yes, it can easily feel like a compromise for the money. But cameras built around constraints are often the ones people actually end up using, because they push you into a different pace and a different kind of attention. Calling it “bad” is basically mixing up “not optimized for my workflow” with “objectively worthless.” Same story with the Fuji X-Half. If it really ships as JPEG-only and is clearly marketed as a “fun,” frictionless camera, then the fair comparison is less “serious camera vs serious camera” and more “intentional point-and-shoot experience vs phone.” In that context, price becomes the whole argument: a fun toy is fine; an expensive fun toy is where people split. And wanting RAW isn’t necessarily pixel-peeping. It’s about long-term ownership, personal rendering, and not being locked into a single pipeline. Fuji could improve the proposition a lot with a smart firmware strategy (RAW/DNG, better HEIF options, more flexible output) without changing what the camera is supposed to be.

I hear the same thing. Most small and one man video production companies and teams use Sony FX3 and FX6 cameras plus Sony auto focus lenses. No manual focus or fancy anamorphic lenses. That explains why Sony doesn't care about open gate.

Looks like you can just change the URL of the map camera link to get previous months.. https://news.mapcamera.com/maptimes/2025年10月-新品・中古デジタルカメラ人気ランキング/ https://news.mapcamera.com/maptimes/2025年9月-新品・中古デジタルカメラ人気ランキング/ etc.

Rental market very different to buyers market isn't it? The MapCamera one is interesting but is always heavily skewed to what just got released. I'm more impressed when I see an older camera like the a7c II at number 3. That's quite some sustained sales pattern... Or maybe not, maybe it just got a big discount sticker on it last week 🙂

I had the vague impression that LCD panels had some element of polarisation to them, but maybe that's not true. However, even if it was true, the fact you haven't noticed any probably means the polarisation isn't changing direction as the strength varies. I do a lot of tests where I match different shots in post, things like latitude tests etc, and if I use a vND to control exposure then I'll end up with two shots where the subject is the same WB/exp but the sky or the level of reflections in water/glass will be completely different, which ends up being the polarisation from the rotating element of the vND being a different angle between the two shots.

Same here, if it did raw I would give it a second look. But it's really just a fun toy for rich teenage girls to match their outfits or for their rich parents wanting a stocking stuffer for the kids knowing that they'll play with it for a week, then drop it on the floor, the maid will clean it up and put it in the storage room. If I wanted a cute retro style camera that saved to JPEG I'd just go to a thrift store and get a 20 year old camera. But you know, it's cute, it has retro styling (so a fashion accessory), it's easy to work, the vertical format, supposedly a retro reference to half-frame film is really just the framing for smart phones.

Looks cool. I'm still a little confused about how it attaches to the lens, and if it's compatible with other matte boxes and filtration, or whether it integrates into a proprietary matte box system. I'd like to see something similar that fits into a 4x4 or 4x5.65 slot, like the prototype that LC-Tec made a while ago https://www.newsshooter.com/2025/09/14/kippertie-lc-tec-electronic-variable-nd-electronic-diffusion-solutions-at-ibc-2025/ (From the interviews with LC-Tec earlier this year, it sounds like they manufacture the LCDs for many companies, including metabones and kippertie, and I wouldn't be surprised if they also manufacture for this Benro product although I have no source on that) No polarization, but not necessarily better color accuracy or anything. Quality can vary. Yeah I've thought about the same thing, and with that sort of tool you could have arbitrary shapes instead of a straight split. I imagine the cost goes up considerably when it gets fancy.

Map Camera are pretty transparent with what's selling well - though what's selling in Japan might not be as big in other markets. https://news.mapcamera.com/maptimes/2025年11月-新品・中古デジタルカメラ人気ランキング/ Their top 10 lists for new and used cameras are quite a bit more varied than lensrentals' list. Even the much-maligned X-Half makes it to the top 10 list for used!

I’ve never cared for either of them as ‘personalities’ and their market has pretty much always been the low-mid consumer so without being (too) snobby, not where I’d go for opinion anyway, but… The Fuji seems a fun little thing but probably overpriced and will end up being a lot less on the used market next year because it IS going to be an alternative to a phone and for most, the phone is going to win that one. As much as I like Sigma, that one is just a little too limited and compromised for me. Sorry Sigma, but I would rather have seen a 3rd gen FP. The FX2 I like and was a strong contender for me for hybrid use, but against the S1RII, simply lost out in a few key areas (but not lenses where it wins and wins comfortably). I think I’d still pick it over the new V though, despite that not being as terrible as some YouTube hype would have you believe. It’s a really solid piece of kit, but just perhaps not great appeal to more video-centric folk and a little over-priced.

I wonder how it compares with sales? I imagine Sony & Canon still top that but wonder how Nikon & Panasonic sales have done over the same period…

Interesting at the very least and signed up.

Well I just ordered an EM1X, sigma 18-35 and speedbooster off of MPB. Trading in my Nikon Z6 setup so I am almost breaking even. Will update the group on my thoughts on the camera. Seems like a beast.

e-ND filters (at least the ones I've seen) are LCD panels with what is effectively a single very large pixel, so yes, it won't have some of the drawbacks of a vND, especially including no X when dialed up. I've never noticed any polarization with mine which is the inline filter for the EF mount on Z Cam. They are also effectively infinitely variable (if someone wants to nitpick that, feel free) so they also make it less important to have a clickless aperture, if you're one of the people who needs stepless exposure pulls on a regular basis. As for color accuracy, that'd depend on the quality of the LCD panel used, I imagine - but at the very least, I would expect it to stay consistent throughout its range. I'd also be curious in the future if someone will come out with an electronic ND that allows for gradations or split filtering, etc. Landscape photographers would be all over it.

Interesting product. I couldn't see from the images how it is powered, but it looks like maybe it has a USB-C port on top, so maybe it's rechargeable that way. I always assumed that such a thing would sit between the camera and lens (like those adapters with drop-in filters) and could be powered by the mount, but obviously this couldn't do that. If we assume its total range is ND3-64 then that makes it ~1.5-6 stops. Not a bad range - I use a 1-5 stop vND when out and about and find it has enough range for most run-n-gun conditions. I gather e-ND filters are much better than vNDs with colour accuracy and not messing with the image too much (e.g. with polarisation etc)?

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According to my humble experience, just like a very known phenomenon that people who zealously concentrate on practicing religion end up being the most materialist/machiavellist member of their community in the long term, those who see no value in camera other than specs, or in best case pure utilitarianism, end up advocating smartphone as replacement for every possible photography tool.

Have they explained somewhere how they get this ranking? If one entity rent the same 24-70mm twice in a month, and it counts as two, the whole thing doesn't show any meaningful information.

The FX3 really is the 2025 version of what the C300 was in 2012…every…human…is…using it. I’ve met multiple talented wedding videographers who shoot with it. So many use it. It’s ubiquitous.

@Andrew - EOSHDhows the EM1X 8 bit hold up for grading?

Finally someone has done it https://www.benro.com/en/prelaunch/NE1-nd-filter.html It has a nifty bluetooth controller with auto-AE as well. Curious to see how nice it is to use, but no word on pricing yet.

Interesting to look at the trends... Canon is extending their lead over Sony. Nikon is only at 5.56%... Had expected them to be closer to Sony, after all the Z6 / Z8 series seem popular, right now DJI is a growing threat. Blackmagic are slipping back as the bigger companies cannibalise their niche of advanced video features and RAW recording. Sigma is holding steady, but obviously this revenue relates 99% to lenses, there cameras are a very small niche. Fuji is steadily going up... Their stuff especially X-mount is not really Lensrental's target market but more pros are seeing the benefits of GFX Panasonic pretty flat at 2% mark, it's a poor showing considering how good their specs are. Leica are pretty stagnant despite lots of new releases, SL3, Q3, etc. Revenue from RED halved, Sachtler also down hinting at problems we know exist in professional filmmaking